diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonCreator.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonCreator.java
index 5ce9e044..bf8ce96f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonCreator.java
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ public enum Mode {
          */
         PROPERTIES,
 
+        /**
+         * Mode that indicates that the creator is to be used **either** of the two modes:
+         * delegating or property-based. This is useful for cases where a single-argument
+         * creator can be used for both delegating and property-based binding.
+         */
+        DELEGATING_AND_PROPERTIES,
+
         /**
          * Pseudo-mode that indicates that creator is not to be used. This can be used as a result
          * value for explicit disabling, usually either by custom annotation introspector,